PayPal Express Payments
The PayPal Express integration supports the following payment methods:
authorizecapturepurchaserefund
Step 1: POST Initialize payment
https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/payments
Path Parameters:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
orderId | Required | string | The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the order you want to pay for. |
Headers:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Required | string | The Bearer token to grant access to the API. |
Body:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
method | Required | string | The method value, such as purchase or authorize. |
gateway | Required | string | Use the value paypal_express. |
options.return_url | Required | string | The callback URL for PayPal to redirect the user in the case of approved payment. |
options.cancel_return_url | Required | string | The callback URL for PayPal to redirect user in the case a cancelled payment. |
options.address_override | Recommended | integer | Use the value 0. This parameter does not allow the user to change their shipping address when going through the PayPal checkout. |
201 Created
{
"data": {
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"type": "transaction",
"reference": "EC-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"gateway": "paypal_express",
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"transaction_type": "authorize",
"status": "pending",
"relationships": {
"order": {
"data": {
"type": "order",
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"display_price": {
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"formatted": "$100.00"
},
"timestamps": {
"created_at": "2020-05-25T20:58:57Z",
"updated_at": "2020-05-25T13:59:01-07:00"
}
},
"client_parameters": {
"token": "EC-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"redirect_url": "https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_express-checkout&token=EC-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
}
curl -X POST https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/payments \
-H "Authorization: Bearer XXXX" \
-d $'{
"data": {
"gateway": "paypal_express",
"method": "authorize",
"options" : {
"return_url": "https://frontend.mystore.com/payment-approved",
"cancel_return_url": "https://frontend.mystore.com/payment-cancelled",
"address_override": 0
}
}
}'
const MoltinGateway = require('@moltin/sdk').gateway
const Moltin = MoltinGateway({
client_id: 'X'
})
const id = 'XXXX'
const payment = {
gateway: 'paypal_express',
method: 'authorize',
options: {
return_url: "https://frontend.mystore.com/payment-approved",
cancel_return_url: "https://frontend.mystore.com/payment-cancelled",
address_override: 0
}
}
Moltin.Orders.Payment(id, payment).then(() => {
// Do something
})
Step 2: POST Complete the payment
https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transactionId/confirm
Path Parameters:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
orderId | Required | string | The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the order that you want to pay for. |
transactionId | Required | string | The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the transaction that was created in the previous step. |
Headers:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Required | string | The Bearer token to grant access to the API. |
Body:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
method | Required | string | The method value, such as purchase or authorize. |
gateway | Required | string | Use the value paypal_express. |
payment | Required | string | The PayerID URL parameter from the callback. |
201 Created
{
"data": {
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"type": "transaction",
"reference": "xxxxxx",
"gateway": "paypal_express",
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"transaction-type": "authorize",
"status": "complete",
"relationships": {
"order": {
"data": {
"type": "order",
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"display_price": {
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"formatted": "$100.00"
},
"timestamps": {
"created_at": "2020-05-25T20:58:57Z",
"updated_at": "2020-05-25T13:59:01-07:00"
}
}
}
}
curl -X POST https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transactionId/confirm \
-H "Authorization: Bearer XXXX" \
-d $'{
"data": {
"gateway": "paypal_express",
"method": "purchase",
"payment" : "xxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}'
Step 3: POST Capture the payment authorization
https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transactionId/capture
Path Parameters:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
orderId | Required | string | The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the order that you want to pay for. |
transactionId | Required | string | The Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) of the authorize transaction that was created in the previous step. |
Headers:
| Name | Required | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Authorization | Required | string | The Bearer token to grant access to the API. |
201 Created
{
"data": {
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx",
"type": "transaction",
"reference": "xxxxxx",
"gateway": "paypal_express",
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"transaction-type": "capture",
"status": "complete",
"relationships": {
"order": {
"data": {
"type": "order",
"id": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"display_price": {
"amount": 100,
"currency": "USD",
"formatted": "$100.00"
},
"timestamps": {
"created_at": "2020-05-25T20:58:57Z",
"updated_at": "2020-05-25T13:59:01-07:00"
}
}
}
}
curl -X POST https://api.moltin.com/v2/orders/:orderId/transactions/:transactionId/capture \
-H "Authorization: Bearer XXXX"